The Czech antiauthoritarian collective Solidrones has since 2024 supplied homemade FPV drones to Solidarity Collectives, the Ukrainian anarchist mutual-aid network supporting around a hundred antiauthoritarian fighters at the front. Each ten-inch drone costs roughly EUR 300 in parts; the collective's labour is donated, and production is financed through crowdfunding on Donio.cz and benefit concerts. In a neoliberal state that has outsourced much of its civic infrastructure to volunteers and (…)

En l'espace d'une semaine, le Japon a franchi plusieurs seuils historiques en simultané. Le premier, le 21 avril, le Cabinet de la Première ministre Sanae Takaichi levait officiellement l'interdiction d'exporter des armes létales, renversant un pilier de la politique étrangère japonaise vieux de plus d'un demi-siècle.
Les ministres de la défense australien Richard Marles et japonais Shinjiro Koizumi se serrent la main après la signature d'un accord militaire majeur. DR.
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Getty Images Three women waving the Philippine flag and wearing face masks, walking from an airplane in the background after being repatriated fro the Middle East due to the US and Israel's war on IranGetty Images. Philippine migrant workers have been returning from the Gulf in the wake of the conflict
All Norma Tactacon can do is pray as the sirens blare.
The 49-year-old, who works in the Middle East as a domestic worker, is thousands of miles away from her home in the Philippines, (…)

Taiwan has insisted it is a sovereign, independent nation, after US President Donald Trump cautioned it against formally declaring independence from China.
Reuters Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te stands to the right of the picture waving and smiling at his party HQ in Taipei. Behind him is a green backdrop with Chinese lettering.Reuters. President Lai says Taiwan does not need to declare formal independence
Trump's remarks came after a two-day summit in Beijing, after which he said he (…)

Xi Jinping threw a grand welcome for Donald Trump on the first day of a visit that could reset ties between the rival superpowers.
Watch: Key moments from day one of Trump-Xi summit
The military honour guard lined up outside the Great Hall of the People to welcome Trump, complete with a gun salute and a band playing the US national anthem. The president paused twice to say hello to schoolchildren cheering with Chinese and American flags.
As he shook hands with Xi, he leaned in to pat (…)